Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Nursing Care

DEVELOPING YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BASE

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS

1. is the degree to which a person
   exhibits and experiences maleness or femaleness
   physically, emotionally, and mentally.


2. is the inner sense a person has of
   being male or female, which may be the same
   as or different from biologic gender.


3. refers to the preferred gender of
   the partner of an individual.
   4.A woman who experiences menstrual cycle–
   related distress is said to have.
   5.Areas that when stimulated cause sexual
   arousal and desire are called.
   6.The system of contraception is
   a reversible, 5-year, low-dose progestin-only
   contraceptive consisting of six capsules placed
   under the skin of the woman’s upper arm.
   7.The patch supplies continuous
   daily circulating levels of ethinyl estradiol and
   norelgestromin to prevent conception.

MATCHING EXERCISES

Match the terms listed in Part A with their

definition listed in Part B.

PART A

a.Biologic sex

b.Gender role

c.Gender identity

d.Sexual orientation

e.Heterosexual

f.Homosexual

g.Bisexual

h.Transsexual

i.Transvestite

PART B

1. Refers to the preferred gender of an indi-
   vidual’s sexual partner


2. Term used to denote chromosomal sexual
   development


3. Person of a certain biologic gender with
   the feelings of the opposite sex
   4. The behavior a person displays about
   being male or female
   5. A person who finds pleasure with both
   same-sex and opposite-sex partners
   6. One who experiences sexual fulfillment
   with a person of the opposite gender
   7. The inner sense a person has of being
   male or female
   8. One who experiences sexual fulfillment
   with a person of the same gender

SHORT ANSWER

1.Give an example of an intervention for

patients with the following health problems

that could improve their sexual relations.

a.Chronic pain:

b.Diabetes:

c. Cardiovascular disease:

d.Loss of body part:

e.Spinal cord injury:

f. Mental illness:

g.Sexually transmitted infections:

2.Briefly describe the four phases of the menstrual

cycle.

a.Follicular phase:

b.Proliferation phase:

c. Luteal phase:

d.Secretory phase:

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